201a - Project Officer Maritime

Must have

• University degree (or equivalent academic degree) in a field relevant to the post: Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Naval Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical or Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or in a closely related engineering discipline.
• At least seven (7) years of direct and substantial professional experience in maritime platforms and naval systems, including in-depth experience in one or more of the following areas: ship systems/UUV/USV architectures, propulsion, automation and mission systems, autonomous maritime systems, maritime sensors, communications and command-and-control systems, weapon integration, naval operations and their integration into multi-domain operations.
• Extensive experience in R&T project management, covering all the phases: promotion, definition, competition and evaluation of proposals, running, assessment of the results, fostering of follow-up activities.
• Experience in the dissemination and exploitation of defence research project results.
• Familiarity with European Research and Technology programmes and funding frameworks.
• A good understanding of EDA's main tasks and functions relevant to the area of responsibility.
• A very good command of written and spoken English.
• Have worked for their employer on a permanent or contract basis for at least 12 months before their secondment.

Advantageous

• Experience in autonomous systems research/development/testing/operation.
• Experience in systems engineering and the integration of complex defence systems.
• Hold a (recognised) project management qualification (e.g., Project Management Professional certificate (PMP)).

Documents

• Letter of sponsorship from national authorities addressed to the Agency.
• Statement of the expert's employment covering the previous 12 months, supplied by the employer before the secondment.
• Candidates must submit their application electronically solely via the EDA website.
• Applications by any other means (hard copy or ordinary e-mail) will not be accepted.
• Applications must be submitted no later than midnight.
• Candidates are reminded that the on-line application system will not accept applications after midnight (Brussels time, GMT+1) on the date of the deadline.In order to be considered in the selection process, candidates for SNE posts must be sponsored by their national authorities.
• Confirmation is required in the form of a letter of sponsorship addressed to the Agency as far as possible by the closing date for the receipt of applications and in any case before a decision is taken by EDA on the candidate to be selected for a secondment.A selection panel will be appointed.
• Please note that the selection panel's internal proceedings are strictly confidential and that any contact with its members is forbidden.

Selection steps

1. Submit application electronically solely via the EDA website.
2. Applications must be submitted no later than midnight (Brussels time, GMT+1) on the date of the deadline.
3. Each application will be screened based on the requirements of the job profile stated in the vacancy notice.
4. The most suitable applicants will be called for an interview and a written test.
5. If recruited, you will be requested to supply documentary evidence in support of the statements that you make for this application.
6. For native English speakers, ability to communicate in another EU language will be tested during the selection process.